My work spans pediatric pulmonary conditions, child mental health, nurse practitioner workforce, nursing education, family informatics and shared management, and healthcare access — and I translate all of it for clinical, policy, and public audiences. Available for expert commentary, media interviews, and invited talks.
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During the 2023 pediatric respiratory season, Dr. Sonney conducted a national radio media tour on RSV and the tripledemic — translating emerging pediatric health evidence for parents, caregivers, and the general public across national and regional broadcast outlets.
Available for commentary, interviews, and background sourcing across these areas. Comfortable with public, clinical, and policy audiences.
Asthma, home spirometry, and respiratory illness.
Post-pandemic mental health needs, stress interventions, virtual reality for adolescents, NAPNAP Cares behavioral health initiative.
PNP burnout and resiliency, workforce pipeline, advanced practice nursing policy, post-pandemic workforce challenges.
Parent-child shared management of pediatric chronic conditions, anchored by the CSM-PC framework. Supported by human-centered design, mobile health, wearables, and virtual reality.
Competency-based education, advanced practice nursing curricula, accreditation, doctoral nursing programs.
Equitable access to pediatric care, rural and medically underserved communities, financial barriers to advanced nursing education.
A selection of recent print, digital, and broadcast coverage. Full media record available on request.
Expert commentary on respiratory illness prevention and management for families during the 2023–24 respiratory season.
Read →Feature on the ReSET project findings — VR-based stress reduction for adolescents, developed through UW's Human Centered Design & Engineering collaboration.
Read →Expert commentary on DNP education, advanced practice nursing, and the evolving role of doctoral preparation in clinical and leadership settings.
Read →Coverage of the President's Choice Award–winning study on spirometry access in pediatric primary care.
Read →Series of feature articles including APRN workforce pipeline, post-pandemic resilience strategies, and the IMPACT parent-child asthma management app.
Read →Interview on findings from the first national study documenting COVID-19's impact on the pediatric APRN workforce.
Read →Authored piece for the Winter Wellness campaign — translating RSV research for a general parent and caregiver audience.
Read →Invited keynotes, lectures, and panel presentations for clinical, academic, and professional audiences.
2026 Advancing Women in IT, Seattle Regional — on the path from clinical practice to digital health research and what that journey looks like from inside nursing science.
NAPNAP Fall Virtual Symposium — on purpose, professional identity, and the post-pandemic recalibration of the pediatric nursing workforce.
NAPNAP 44th National Conference on Pediatric Health Care — moderating a panel on firearm violence prevention and the role of pediatric clinicians in advocacy and screening.
NAPNAP 43rd National Conference, Dallas, TX — on the state of the pediatric APRN workforce and the research and advocacy agenda for the post-pandemic period.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles APP CE Lecture Series — virtual podium on the evolving landscape of advanced practice nursing in pediatric health systems.
Prepared bios for editorial use. For headshots and additional materials, contact jsonney@uw.edu.
Jennifer Sonney, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is the Joanne Montgomery Endowed Professor at the University of Washington School of Nursing, where she also serves as Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs. A pediatric nurse scientist and pediatric nurse practitioner, her research focuses on improving health trajectories for children with chronic conditions through theoretical innovation, digital health, and family informatics. She developed the Common-Sense Model of Parent-Child Shared Regulation (CSM-PC), a framework adopted internationally across pediatric chronic disease research, and leads the Spirometry 360 program for home spirometry training and research in pediatric primary care. Dr. Sonney served as President of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (2022–23), testified before HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on child mental health and provider burnout, and was the only nurse invited to testify before the FDA and CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in support of nirsevimab — which was subsequently approved and added to the Vaccines for Children Program. She is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Nursing and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and recipient of the 2026 Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Nurse Practitioner Award.
Jennifer Sonney, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FAAN, is the Joanne Montgomery Endowed Professor at the University of Washington School of Nursing and a leading voice on pediatric health, nursing workforce, and child health policy. Her research spans digital health, family informatics, and pediatric chronic disease. A former NAPNAP President and Fellow of both AAN and AANP, she has testified before federal advisory committees and received the 2026 Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Nurse Practitioner Award.